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Current conditions at

Carlsbad, Cavern City Air Terminal Airport (KCNM)

Lat: 32.34°NLon: 104.26°WElev: 3294ft.

Fair

84°F

29°C

Humidity 27%
Wind Speed SE 15 G 22 mph
Barometer 30.01 in (1011.0 mb)
Dewpoint 46°F (8°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Heat Index82°F (28°C)
Last update 10 Apr 2:53 pm MDT
Extended Forecast for

19 Miles NE Salt Flat TX

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    High: 67 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Low: 49 °F

    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    High: 58 °F

    Scattered
    Showers then
    Scattered
    T-storms

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Low: 45 °F

    Isolated
    T-storms then
    Mostly Cloudy

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.

    High: 63 °F

    Sunny

  • Sunday Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49.

    Low: 49 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy.

    High: 65 °F

    Sunny then
    Sunny and
    Windy

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Windy.

    Low: 49 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    and Windy

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Very windy.

    High: 62 °F

    Mostly Sunny
    and Very
    Windy

Detailed Forecast

This Afternoon
Isolated showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight
Scattered showers and thunderstorms before 3am, then isolated showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind 15 to 20 mph decreasing to 10 to 15 mph after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 35 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Saturday
Isolated showers, then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 9am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 58. Southeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
Saturday Night
Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm, then isolated showers between 9pm and midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 45. South wind 10 to 15 mph becoming west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Sunday
Sunny, with a high near 63. West wind 15 to 25 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.
Sunday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 49.
Monday
Sunny, with a high near 65. Windy.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Windy.
Tuesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 62. Very windy.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. Windy.
Wednesday
Sunny, with a high near 63.
Wednesday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 48.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 65.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
19 Miles NE Salt Flat TX
 31.92°N 104.84°W (Elev. 7779 ft)
Last Update:
12:36 pm MDT Apr 10, 2026
Forecast Valid:
3pm MDT Apr 10, 2026-6pm MDT Apr 16, 2026
 
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